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Learn the magic of turning a flat piece of paper into a 3D model through the art of origami. This project strengthens visualization skills, improves English oral skills, and provides a meaningful context to use the language.
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INTRODUCTION TO ORIGAMI TECHNIQUE CLIL PROJECT ARTS & CRAFTS YEAR 5 CEIP Amat-Verdú PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Sant Boi de Llobregat • Industrial town • 17 Km south from Barcelona • Right bank of Llobregat River • 85.000 inhabitants • The majority are Spanish speakers • 10% immigrants, mainly from South America and Morocco PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
CEIP Amat-Verdú • Oldest school of the town • State School • 425 pupils • Medium-low socio economic level • 31 teachers • “Aula d’acollida” • Green School Certificate • Comenius Project PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
CLIL in my school 2006 –2007 3rd to 6th level Arts and Crafts Worshops 2007– 2008 1st and 2nd level 2008 – 2009 Kindergarten (year 5) One hour session every week with half a class group PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
The magic of turning a flat piece of paper into a three dimensional model. It takes concentration and care. It strengthens the ability to visualize in your head the rusults of a process. A motivating way to see the importance of sequencing. Learn geometric concepts in a meaningful context. Improve our pupils’ oral skills in English. Increase the time of exposure to EFL. Provide a meaningful context to use the language. It doesn’t substract time from the obligatory curricula. Why Origami?Why through English? PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Project mind map BEGINNERS BEGINNERS PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Cummins matrix • An audit tool for task and materials design PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
INTRODUCING CONTENT laminated cards PPT • Use of visuals and realia to introduce new vocabulary and concepts. PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
SCAFFOLDING CONTENT Bases Diagrams Symbols Break the task into more accessible steps PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Scaffolding Language • Graduate the level of language input • Adapt the language to learners’ need • Provide support to communicate in English • Model the sentences and give prompts PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Clear directions • Activate previous knowledge. • Clarify the purpose at the beginning of the sesson • Provide clear instructions. • Share success criteria. PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Peace Project Paper crane Video presentation PPT Sadako and the 1,000 cranes PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Outcomes PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Assessment • Pupils being aware of learning intention and success criteria. • Reporting orally on achievement during the process and at the end of the lesson. • Teacher observation chart. PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia
Conclusions • To share CLIL with my colleagues of English • To explain CLIL to the parents and the teaching staff • To improve the units and materials I have been using by including scaffolding resources • To keep updated with new CLIL researches PGC TCTFL Nottingham 2009 Maribel Garcia